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E. R. SARGENT.

' CASKET HANDLE. APPLICATION FILED APR.6, 19H.

Patented July 29,, 1919,

rrED STATES PATENT onion.

EDWARD R. SARGENT, OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO SARGENT & COMPANY, OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT.

CASKET-HANDLE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD R. SARGENT, a citizen of the United States, residin in the city and county of New Haven, tate of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Casket-Handles, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to casket handles, and more particularly to those of the type in which an elongated handle bar is supported by hanger arms pivotally connected with one or more socket plates. The invention also has special reference to handles of the kind wherein the hanger arm is constructed of sheet metal, and in which the handle bar is generally round .in cross-section.

One of the primary objects of the invention is to provide improved means of connection between a sheet metal hanger arm and a round handle bar.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved form of arm adapted to carry a round handle.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of simple, efiicient'means for locking the bar against movement relatively to the arm.

To these and other ends, the invention consists in the novel features and combination of parts to be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawing,

Figure 1 is a fragmentary elevation of a casket handle embodying my improvements, showing the bar carried by the arm.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the parts shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a rear elevation.

Fig. 4 is a section on line 44 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view of the bottom portion of the arm proper.

Fig. 6 is a detail of the strap or clip; and

Fig. 7 is a detail of the fastener or wedge.

The hanger or arm 10 comprises a sheet metal arm proper 10 and a strap or clip 11 in which the handle bar 12 is mounted. The arm 10 is of generally U-shaped cross-section having inturned side walls 13. At the lower part of the arm these side walls 13 are provided with partly circular recesses 14, and opposite these recesses the strap or clip 11 is fitted in between the side walls. The rear part of the clip is curved so as to Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed. April 6, 1917.

Patented July 29, 1919.

Serial No. 160,274.

form in connection with the recesses let a substantially round socket adapted to receive the handle bar 12. The major portion of the strap or clip is of such width as to fit in snugly between the side walls 13, which thereby support the strap or clip to a certain extent. At the respective ends of the clip are perforated lugs 11, 11 which are secured to the front wall of the arm proper by rivets 15, which preferably have rounded heads disposed at the front of the arm, the shanks of said rivets being upset or clenched at the rear ofthe arm.

The round socket formed partly by the arm and partly by the strap is appreciably larger than the handle bar which it is de-' sired to secure in place, and the bar is held in position in its socket by suitable means, which preferably clamps the forward part of the bar against the curved edge of the recess 14. In some aspects of the invention, this result can be achieved in any convenient way, but I prefer to use a wedge fastener 16, shown in detail in Fig. 7, which is fitted in between the rear wall of the strap and the opposing surface of the bar. The wedge 16 is preferably provided with a longitudinal groove b 1 which it is slidably guided on the joint 1% of the bar, which bar is preferably in the form of a tube, and in this manner the wedge is locked against rotation independently of thebar. In order to-lock the wedge to the arm, on the other hand, the strap or clip 11 is provided at the end with a cutaway portion or recess 18, in which a turned up flange or head 16 on the wedge is adapted to fit. This flange 16 forms a driving head for the fastener or wedge, as will be understood, and when the latter is driven home the flange fits in the recess 18 tightly, so that the rotation of the wedge relatively to the arm is prevented. In this manner, the wedge is tightly locked to the bar and to the arm, and relative turning movement of the bar and'arm is effectively prevented, relative longitudinal movement being prevented by the wedge action of the fastener.

It is convenient to provide the strap or other socket portion of the handle with a recess 18 at each side, so that the fastener 16 will effectively perform its locking function when, driven in from either side. The fastener exerts pressure on the rear part of the bar and forces its forward part against the inturned edges of the arm proper so that such edges bite into the arm to a certain extent, and this also aids in preventing relative longitudinal displacement of the parts.

The improved handle can be very cheaply constructed, for it is not necessary to have the strap or clip made of metal equal to that used in the arm proper. Furthermore, the construction is very strong and rigid owing to the arched form of the arm and the fitting in of the clip between the side walls thereof; and the bar can be very rigidly held in the partly round recess in the turned in wall of the arm proper. The separate construction of the arm and clip is a feature of advantage in economical manufacture and renders assemblage very easy.

I do not claim broadly herein the combination of a sheet metal hanger arm having inturned side edges cut away to receive a handle bar, a handle bar at the back of said arm engaging the cut away portions of said side edges, and a strap secured to the rear part of the arm and holding said handle bar in place, as claimed in my companion a )lication, Serial No. 160,273, filed ofevcn date herewith.

WVithout limiting myself to the precise construction shown, I claim:

1. In a casket handle or the like, a sheet metal arm member with rearwardly turned side walls having partly round recesses at their rear edge portions, a round bar eX- tending transversely across said arm mem her at the rear thereof and fitting in said recesses, a separate clip set in between said side walls and embracing the bar at the rear of said arm member, said clip having a curved intermediate portion conforming to said bar at the rear of the latter and being provided with legs extending to the rear surface of the arm member between said side walls above and below the bar respectively, the ends of said legs being bent up to present outwardly directed lugs lying flatwise against the rear surface of the arm member, and fastening members for securing said lugs to the arm member.

2. In a casket handle or the like, a sheet metal arm member with rearwardly turned side walls having part-1y round recesses at their rear edge portions, a round bar extending transversely across said arm member at the rear thereof and fitting in said recesses, a separate clip set in between said side walls and embracing the bar at the rear of said arm member, said clip having a curved intermediate portion conforming to said bar at the rear of the latter and being provided with legs extending to the rear surface of the arm member between said side walls above and below the bar respectively, the ends of said legs being bent up to present outwardly directed lugs lying flatwise against the rear surface of the arm member, and fastening members for securing said lugs to the arm member, the intermediate rear part of the clip forming, in connection with said partly round re cesses, a round socket for said bar, and the legs of the clip between the side walls of the arm member being approximately parallel to each other.

3. In a casket handle or the like, an arm having a socket portion to accommodate a round bar, a roundbar having a longitudinally extending lap joint fitting in said socket portion, said socket portion provided with a locking recess at one edge, and a wed e fastener driven in between the socket portion and the bar, having a flanged head engaging said. locking recess and having agroove engaging said lap joint to positively lock said bar against rotation within said socket portion.

I11 witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand on the 5th day of April, 1917.

EDWVARD R. SARGENT.

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